Intel Core i3-8109U vs Intel Pentium G3240

Core i3-8109U vs Pentium G3240 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Pentium G3240 beats the Core i3-8109U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8109U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-8109U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Pentium G3240 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8109U. A Core i3-8109U CPU outputs less heat than a Pentium G3240 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-8109U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.